“ I am grateful to the motherland and the people. I feel honored to fly into space on behalf of hundreds of millions of female Chinese citizens. Liu Yang
“ From day one, I have been told I am no different from the male astronauts. As a pilot, I flew in the sky. Now that I am an astronaut, I will fly in space. Liu Yang
“ Thank you for the confidence put in my by the motherland and the people, for giving me this chance to represent China's millions of women by going into space. Liu Yang
